leukoencephalitis

noun

An epizootic disease of horses, characterized by drowsiness, imperfect vision, partial paralysis of the throat, twitching of the muscles of the shoulder, unsteady gait, and softening of the white substance of the frontal lobes; forage poisoning.

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Meanings

nounleukoencephalitis (uncountable)

alternative leucoencephalitis

  1. uncountableAn epizootic disease of horses, characterized by drowsiness, imperfect vision, partial paralysis of the throat, twitching of the muscles of the shoulder, unsteady gait, and softening of the white substance of the frontal lobes; forage poisoning.

Origin

From leuko- + encephalitis.

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APA

leukoencephalitis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leukoencephalitis

MLA

“leukoencephalitis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leukoencephalitis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leukoencephalitis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leukoencephalitis.

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